WASHINGTON, DC (June 21, 2017): Health IT Now – a broad-based coalition of patient groups, provider organizations, employers, and payers supporting health information technology to improve patient outcomes – responded today to the proposed rule for implementing the second year of the Quality Payment Program under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

Health IT Now Executive Director Joel White commented today on early summaries of the Trump’s administration Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget for the coming fiscal year. The administration’s full budget document is set to be unveiled tomorrow.

Today, Health IT Now (HITN) and Apervita released a white paper on the establishment of key health care areas discussing the promise of data in health care and identifying barriers and challenges related to federal regulation and interoperability of health IT.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Robert Horne, Senior Vice President of Health IT Now (HITN), issued the following statement:“HITN applauds the work of the Senate HELP Committee in seeking to advance the MEDTECH Act.

Washington, DC – Health IT Now (HITN) issued the following statement in support of the Senate HELP Committee’s Health IT Bipartisan Staff Discussion Draft: “We applaud the Senate HELP Committee for their dedication to ensuring health information technology can be used to promote better and more coordinated care..."

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